The Robot Will See You Now: U of T experts on the revolution of artificial intelligence in medicine

The Robot Will See You Now: U of T experts on the revolution of artificial intelligence in medicine

Sub-title: “AI will never replace the doctor,” Michael Brudno says, but it will “go a long way to simplifying doctor’s workflows” Author: Nina Haikara Picture: Make room, stethoscope and otoscope. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications are increasingly among the physician’s standard instruments,experts at the University of Toronto say. “With electronic records, you can use text algorithms to read a patient’s history, review their genetic predispositions, and correlate the information to make predictions,” says Dr. Frank Rudzicz. Rudicz is one of five experts exploring the issues if privacy, accuracy and accountability at The Robot Will See You Now – the Revolution in Artificial Intelligence and Medicine at U of T on April 5. A research scientist with the Toronto Rehab Institute and an assistant professor (status only) in the department of computer science at…